I am hopeful that the courts are actually going to rule in favor of enforcing the law.

I guess what that approach ignores is the consent decree that has already been agreed upon with the Federal Government.

I too am struggling with the long list of regulations that have been proposed by the EPA administration this year.

the only way we can comply with the long list of regulations coming out of EPA is to simply not operate.

I too believe that farmers and ranchers in eastern Washington need more certainty.

The tax penalizes an industry that is innovative and that achieves the main goals of health care reform: lowering costs while improving patient care.

The tax should be repealed. And I want to commend Congressman Bilbray for his leadership in introducing H.R. 734 to repeal this punitive tax.

The utterly unreasonable effect of this law is now impoverishing millions of people in western communities, devastating the agricultural sector of our economy and threatening all of us with permanent water shortages, higher energy costs, skyrocketing food prices and chronic unemployment.

One thing is clear in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in our nation: when energy prices rise, lower job growth follows.

It is simply nonsense to believe that it's economically possible without taxpayer assistance to build major transmission lines that only support intermittent renewable energy sources.

We appreciate her ongoing support regarding issues facing our consumers.